''Tecnicolor'' would have been the fourth album by the

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ian band

Os Mutantes Os Mutantes (meaning '' the mutants''; ) are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one ...

. The album was intended to be their introduction in the English-speaking world and included English versions of songs from the albums ''

'' and '' A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado'', re-recordings in Portuguese and French, and several new songs. It was recorded in

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, in 1970, but release only 30 years later. Speculations have been raised that the tapes were lost until writer Carlos Calado, working on the band's biography, uncovered them. An alternative explanation is that the band was unsatisfied with many of the recordings, and abandoned the project to return to Brazil. Three of the recordings from these sessions were used later that year in their album '' Jardim Elétrico''. The album was released in 2000 by

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, with artwork by

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, in order to capitalize on the growing interest in Os Mutantes following the re-release of their early albums in the late 1990s.

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Arnaldo Baptista Arnaldo Dias Baptista (, born July 6, 1948) is a Brazilian rock musician and composer. Biography Born to pianist, Clarisse Leite, and poet, César Dias Baptista, Baptista studied classical piano from 1955 to 1959, double bass from 1962 to 1 ...

: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13), keyboards *

Rita Lee Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...

: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13), percussion *

Sérgio Dias Sérgio Dias Baptista (born December 1, 1950) is a Brazilian rock musician, composer and guitar player. Twice a Latin Grammy nominee, he is best known for his work with the band Os Mutantes and has been the only consistent member of the band, ...

: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13), guitars * Liminha: bass, backing vocal * Dinho Leme: drums, percussion 1970 albums Os Mutantes albums Universal Records albums Portuguese-language albums {{Brazil-album-stub